Plenty of people out there are currently creating concepts and theoretical wish lists for what features they are hoping to see on Samsung’s 2014 flagship device, the Galaxy S5. With Samsung openly talking about 64-bit Octa processors and even curved 4K displays, it definitely has us a bit excited for what is in store for the future of mobile.

Posted on their YouTube channel, O2GuruTV released their idea of what they would like to see from the Galaxy S5. To say that this concept looks like an absolute dream device is a bit of an understatement. The phone they detail features a futuristic 64-bit Octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, a 16MP shooter, 4,000mAh battery, a curved 2K HD 2560 x 1440 display, a less-intrusive version of TouchWiz running atop Android 4.4, and other miscellaneous top tier specs.

If we come back down to reality for a moment though, we would have to say that while this device looks quite special, there are a few things we can probably check off as not being a part of the upcoming GS5. While the 64-bit processor and 3GB of RAM sound about right, and even the 16MP shooter could be onboard, Samsung throwing in a curved 2K HD display seems more like a “down the road” feature. While we don’t doubt that they are eventually coming to the mainstream, we still think that this feature would be more probable in 2015 or even 2016. Of course, we don’t exactly know what Samsung has in store, but we’d be more than happy to have this phone sit happily in our pockets.

What about you? Let’s hear your wish list for next year’s Galaxy S5 – does it look like this?

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mcdonsco

I hope it doesn’t have a flexi-glass screen…I am no fan of them as I don’t see the point (until you can REALLY bend it/twist it etc without damaging it, then I can see the point, until then, it’s just beta hardware to me)…

Also, I’m hoping they keep the screen at 1080p as anything more than that is not detectable by the human eye and will just further tax resources and thus battery life on the device; just seems stupid/gimmicky to go any higher.

Blue Sun

The Samsung phone of my dreams does not include Touchwiz.

Blueninja12

Why is everyone talking about the Moto X the discussion is supposed to be about the Samsung Galaxy St

Steveo

HAHAHAHAH this video is ridiculous. This is a $3,000 phone that can be made in maybe 2016.

Nick

Why would anyone want a curved display? I understand that this is a relatively “break-through” capability (so it’s “cool”), but I don’t see any benefit from it – other than maybe the mic being closer to your mouth – which isn’t really needed these days because of noise-cancelling.

The phone could have 20 GB of RAM and with TouchWiz onboard it would still be laggy as hell.

sonicemerald

….and apple will sue for the bending phone. (iphone 5s battery warps the phone i hear…)

markslomski

Maybe they should focus on updating their current *Flagship* phones before they come up with the next big (small) thing. I’m now to OS’s behind with my note 2 had to root and install 4.3 leak just to be close to up to date. Thanks for nothing Sammy. I hold in my hand a $700 paperweight. Nexus 5 here I come, done waiting for sammy to get their act together.

tuname1t

first world problems

hkklife

Keep in mind Samsung’s update track record, thus far, is behind only Motorola. They definitely have done a better job over the past 18-24 months supporting their products than HTC or LG.
Samsung is particularly good about updating their Wi-Fi tablets (eventually) and their unlocked devices. Look how the GS2 has had a long run of updates and the GS3 just got 4.3 and may not be finished yet. Oddball orphan devices like the Skyrocket and Droid Charge are abandoned partially because of carrier mandates or exclusivity.
Now, what Samsung REALLY needs to do is a top-to-bottom total overhaul of TouchWiz and make it available for the current crop of devices (at least GS4 and up). Make ALL of the TW bloatware/excessive features either installed from the Play Store or somehow optional components. It still looks like it’s stuck in the Gingerbread era. Look what Moto did what the skin formerly known as Blur for an example on how to do it properly.
The only thing I hate worse than the TW aesthetic is all of the useless novelty features, push services and media scanners running in the background.

tuname1t

Agreed, i was referring to the VERY capable Note 2 being referred to as a $700 paperweight. Also I believe nearly everyone on this site knows that a Nexus/New Moto, are the ONLY phones one can confidently assume will get timely (<1 month) updates.

markslomski

I refer to my note 2 as a paper weight out of frustration really. It is a very capable phone and I’m still glad I made the purchase I would just like to have the the newest OS without having to buy the newest Samsung device. I’ll survive just fine with rooting and putting the leak 4.3 on my phone. People take things way to seriously on here.

tuname1t

I totally understand on the frustration part. Slow/non-existent OEM updates are what turned me to the Nexus brand. Living through phones like the T-Bolt and Bionic opened my eyes as what to expect from OEM updates. I just get surprised here when I see others with heavily skinned year old devices wondering why its taking so long for theirs.

As for taking everything to seriously, I’m sorry if I misconstrued your post. It is the interwebz after all and we don’t always have the luxury of tone as it relates to the post. I’m as guilty as anyone in this regard and have made posts that made sense to me but were taken in a completely different direction/context by others.

markslomski

I agree it’s hard to read a tone over the internet. I got turned on to Samsung by my wife who had an old android and hers was updated before mine, I believe it actually was the bionic and frustrated I figured a phone like the note 2 would also be updated timely being it a monster phone and all. But boy was I wrong lol.

tuname1t

You would think that it would be updated with specs like that, but unfortunately OEMs have left me to adopt the “I’ll believe it when I see it,” attitude. Best of luck with this and future updates.

Tyler

Really? It’s a paperweight because it’s only on 4.1 or 4.2? Really?

Chris

wow is me….

Adrynalyne

#firstworldproblems

People are starving to death every day, but you don’t have the latest Android. That is terrible!

markslomski

Some people I think are on the wrong site last i knew this wasn’t to discuss the world’s hunger problems it was about Android.

Nagini

PLEASE NO!! 🙁 SCREENS SHOULD STAY FLAT!! 🙁

beng8686

Agree!!

Guest

Just like the Earth!

Adrynalyne

That implies the Earth was once fla…..ahhh, I see what you did there.

I don’t agree though.

Shadowstare

I highly doubt I’d ever get a Samsung phone again….but those specs are very very interesting. They seem like overkill honestly, but i’m not going to turn down a 2560 x 1440 display on my phone.

Personally, I’d rather have double or triple the battery life over a processor, ram and significant display bump.

Curved Display…Stupid and serves no real world purpose….i can step on my phone without breaking it, that would be destroyed by many things falling on it or being stepped on stupidest idea ever, will definitely not buy if something like that came from samsung…4K? Idiots…but like all things, will sell because its a gimmick.

StuckOnVerizonForever

They have to market it as Ultra HD

droidify

You mad bro?

Carlton Crasher

Kinda lol…I know its speculation but I couldn’t own a phone like that if it came into fruition. I would break it immediately, but then again I didn’t buy an s4 when I was ready to replace my s3. A nexus 5 was it… I’d just hope they wouldn’t do that to an s5…maybe a ‘special’ version of it

anna willoughby

Did you see the video of the LG G Flex?

Carlton Crasher

Hmm, you know i did watch it, and then i forgot about it…I’m used to grabbing the latest and greatest, but i think i’d wait for a second generation…so maybe the s5 could be that?

Can someone remind me why a phone screen needs 4K resolution? Can we also drop the 4K misnomer shenanigans and just call it 2160p?

Omar Amer

nah, not good marketing. people like big numbers. big numbers sell, even if they are almost meaningless. 4K sells more than 2160p.

anna willoughby

I think more than big numbers, people like simplicity. “4k” “2k” etc is a lot easier for people to remember and digest than “1080p” “720p” and so on. It’s all marketing, one is just older than the other.

Colton

So…i’m just gonna go ahead and throw the idea of less-intrusive touchwiz out…sounds good though :/

Moto, take the Photon Q formfactor. Squeeze in a Maxx-style battery and put in a slightly spec-bumped X8 architecture and Moto X innards. Moto X-level camera is sufficient but be sure to retain a physical camera button. Go with the biggest possible screen size possible with virtual buttons (4.6″?) and minimal bezel. Make it available on all carriers.

Give it a massive marketing push (pay off all the bloggers Moto X style again) and capture all of the fleeing BB users and corporate accounts. And for good measure, GUARANTEE a minimum level of support and months of updates no matter what. Then assemble ’em in the Texas assembly plant and offer a handful of customizable colors and maybe corporate branding. An American-made QWERTY slider, properly executed, could be the sleeper hit of the year.

KleenDroid

Samsung usually gives us an SD card which is nice. I wish they all did.

anna willoughby

I liked this until the “smaller screen size / qwerty slider” bit. I used to be way into the sliders until I got TouchPal (not swift key, which sucks so hard, I don’t get how it’s so high-rated). Camera buttons should be on all smartphones, though, IMO.

you can break it the first time you have to lift something and set it on your legs to do so…

anna willoughby

….just put it upside down on one leg. Then it’s even less likely to fall than a flat phone (which, frankly, don’t stay on legs too well either).

Carlton Crasher

OK misunderstanding lol…I mean when the phone is facedown in my pocket like it should be I’m always lifting things…never broken a phone doing this…but I’m concerned with a curved phone that pressure from lifting stuff against my pants would stress the curve till it broke… Get whatbim saying now…I know I worded it stupid

anna willoughby

Ah, yeah I get it. I would think that if it was a rigid curved display, but I don’t think that’s the way phones are going. Plus, if you turn it sideways when you put it in your pocket, I would think it would be even more secure since it would lay flatter against your legs, spreading any pressure from the front or back of the device out across the whole, or at least a larger portion, of the phone’s surface rather than just the center point like on a flat phone, so even a rigid curved device would (if my admittedly basic understanding of this sort of thing is correct) be safer with a slight curve to it.

Paul

Who puts their phone in their pants pocket sideways? My phone would never fit like that.

anna willoughby

Most females and anyone else who wears tight pants with pockets that are more horizontally oriented. Most skinny jeans’ pockets are short and fat, not long and thin, so phones must go sideways at all times lest they get excited and try to leap from their hidey-hole when you’re not looking.

j

conforms to your face when making calls, more closely mimics the natural arc of your thumb them swiping up and down..

So, basically nothing worthwhile.

anna willoughby

Fits in tight pants better with less likelihood of a bulge, more pleasant feel in the hand, fits the face. I think really, it’s down to personal preference. Don’t worry, every single phone on the market won’t suddenly be curved…Just the cool ones. 🙂

EC8CH

“less likelihood of a bulge, more pleasant feel in the hand, fits the face”

That’s what you said

you=she

Ryan Gullett

I guess metal has a chance. But no way we are getting a 4000 mAh battery. The specs are scaled to high. They wouldn’t have any left for the S6.

I think it’ll take one more generation before we see major revolutionary changes such as a flexible or curved screen, onscreen buttons, or a totally revamped TW in the mainstream Galaxy S.

Ryan Gullett

Did the Note 2 and S3 have the same RAM? I don’t know if the S5 will get 3GB RAM. It comes down to if Samsung is going to go major spec bumps, or major physical change. Doubt we see a major change in both. If they go with a more metal look, then I don’t see that much changing in specs.

n11

“From our dreams”
Eh, kinda.
Get rid of touchwiz, and improve the construction build of the phone.

KleenDroid

Owning the phone I always wonder what people mean by the construction of the phone.

The phone is great and I think someone said this once and many just repeat what they read.

Dave

The construction comments are absurd. I’ve dropped my GN2 and my S4 dozens of times with nothing more than a hair line scratch on the plastic and nothing worse.

Justin W

The look of this device, with a more KitKat-ty feeling, as in, less TouchWiz, more clean Android, and it may be a good option for some. As it stands, TouchWiz seems to be the major problem of their devices (in my opinion, of course), and the plastic doesn’t do too well either (in fact, the power button on my Note 3 has recessed already after having it for only a month, and the back is surprisingly scratched quite a bit). Aluminum/stronger plastic (like the Moto X) would be ideal.

Spotmonkey

Give me more than 3GB of ram. I want to see this jump up to 4 or 6gig with this phone.

El_Big_CHRIS

Even with all that touchwiz will still lag

Franklin Ramsey

Honestly, I’m waiting to see what Motorola does as a follow up to the Moto X.

Devon Delcourt

So much this. The Moto X is virtually perfect. Hopefully they don’t change the size of the device and just figure out a way to pack in a better battery, camera, screen, and chip.

How can it be perfect if the screen, battery, camera and chip aren’t good enough?

Franklin Ramsey

Haha I was going to comment “So a virtually perfect device, that needs everything changed.”

Devon Delcourt

There are always incremental upgrades to be had. The core of the device and the premise behind it are perfect. As far as their follow up, I hope they just bump up the specs a bit and leave the rest alone.

Eric R.

I’d like a 5″ display

michael arazan

And while all new phones will have the new qualcomm 2.5 processors Moto will get the s800 hopefully. But doesn’t really matter anymore to me, because the only reason I wanted a larger processor was to handle flash videos and now flash doesn’t even work on 4.4 now. Would be nice if sites would update to html video players. I watch extended interviews from daily show, needs flash, and other sites for free tv and videos from the net.

Personally, I think the Moto X is a great phone. Yes, there are a few things I would have liked to see, but the phone runs well, seems to be built well, and overall seems great if you aren’t hung up on specs. That being said, I think if they teamed their chipset up with a snapdragon 805, increased the screen by .1 inch or so, decreased the bezel a little bit, increased the battery size, and put in a flex screen (no need to curve it), maybe even ad an OIS camera, you have a winner on all fronts, but I’d settle for just a slightly faster CPU with their chipset and a better battery!

MistaButters

decreased the bezel a little bit

LOL! They have the smallest bezel I’ve ever seen on a phone.

Franklin Ramsey

I know, I’m just saying they could maybe take a little off the top and bottom and increase the screen size a little while leaving it roughly the current size which fits in the hand great!

zurginator

Actually it’s the same size as everyone else, it just gives the illusion of being smaller because of the plastic ring.

And that’s actually a good thing. The larger the plastic ring around the phone, the less likely the glass is to shatter.

MistaButters

Hold the phone next to a One X. Or One. Both have 4.7″ screens. Come back and tell me what you see.

zurginator

HTC devices have always had large bezels. The G2 has a smaller bezel than the X, and I think the S4 does too.

Ryan Gullett

I have been thinking this for a while. I don’t think this phone will hit major popularity until its second go around.

EC8CH

Motomaker should launch across all carriers from day one next time too.

Franklin Ramsey

I think there might be a number of people sitting around watching how Motorola treats the Moto X with updates too, before they jump in. I know if Motomaker is available day one for their next flagship, and it has as much innovation as the Moto X I will probably jump right in seeing as they seem to have their updates together now.

MistaButters

Even though I bought a N5, I have an upgrade coming in May. If the Moto X2 can put a 5″ 1080p display into a tiny frame and give me all day battery life without having to toggle airplane mode once, I will bite.

No physical home button…but no on screen keys either….what is this witch craft?

hkklife

It’s the Palm Pre S5!

possomcrast1

Palm Pre’s were such underrated and under utilized devices.

hkklife

Underrated in some ways but also totally half-baked and unpolished in so many other areas. I miss the upstart young Palm Palm of the early Hawkins days, yes, but honestly they began their fade to oblivion starting in 1998 or 1999 or so.

Going back to why I called the above render the Pre S5—that gesture area + button were ridiculous. The gesture area was simply Palm’s way to cheapen out and sidestep not having a larger screen. There’s no excuse for not doing as much as possible onscreen even back then in 2009. By the time a lightbulb went off and HP tried to change it under WebOS 3.x it was way too late.

calculatorwatch

I almost got a Pre until I realized no one else was getting them and therefore there would be no developer support. Really liked webOS though and I think it even made the small screen work out okay. It’s too bad HP couldn’t salvage it because it really was amazing, I think OS’s nowadays are just finally starting to surpass what Palm did 4 years ago in terms of style and functionality.

droidrazredge

This highly resembles a LG Gflex a lot. I wonder if Samsung will call this the Galaxy S5flex……

You can change the order of the comments with the dropdown arrow. I personally like Best list. If you choose oldest, he is first. Still a dumb comment as it doesn’t benefit the discussion at all. I down-voted him for just being dumb.

Adrynalyne

You know whats funny about these comments of not adding to the discussion? They are always hypocritical. I downvoted you for being a hypocrite.